Máiréad Tyers
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Máiréad Tyers is an Irish actress. Tyers is best known for her work playing Jen on the Disney+ show Extraordinary.
Early life
From Ballinhassig in Cork, Ireland,[1] Tyers was working in a cinema prior to landing her role in Extraordinary. She had begun acting at the Granary Theatre in Cork before a successful audition for RADA in 2017. In her final year at RADA Tyers played Lady Macbeth on stage and shortly after leaving had a small role in the ITVX teen drama Tell Me Everything.[2]
Career
Whilst at RADA Tyers had a successful table read with Kenneth Branagh and subsequently appeared in his film Belfast. She appeared in the play Changing the Sheets at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2021 and also played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022.[3]
In 2023 Tyers appeared as Jen in the Disney+ show Extraordinary, a role for which she was cast and started filming in late 2021.[4] Tyers said of the character “I love Jen, she’s an eejit”.[5] Speaking of Tyers, Ed Power in The Irish Times called it a “breakout performance” of a “star in the making”.[6] The show which says it is all about embracing your “general okay-ness,”[7] was attractive to Tyers immediately she told Collider because of the script by Emma Moran, with Tyers saying;
“The writing of it is just so brilliant and it feels quite unique in that I think it's the humor of it is quite current. It's quite our age group, very current, but somehow [Emma’s] written it that I feel like it's going to be relatable for loads of different age groups, whether you've been through this period of your life or whether it's ahead for you. And I mean, the characters are so funny. The first scene that I read was the interview scene at the very start. And I was just like, this is absolutely hilarious. The idea that this girl has to, she can't help but be completely honest and everything just completely blurts out and it's kind of unapologetically honest, and not sugar-coated.”[8]
Tyers has an upcoming role in the period dramedy My Lady Jane,[9] and the upcoming UK film Borderland.[10]
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Belfast | Auntie Eileen | Film |
| 2022 | Tell Me Everything | Orla | Series |
| 2023 | Extraordinary | Jen | Lead role |
| TBA | Borderland† | Film | |
| TBA | My Lady Jane† | Series |
References
- ^ "Extraordinary: Disney Plus show starring Cork actress Máiréad Tyers already renewed for season two". Buzz.ie.
- ^ "Máiréad Tyers on 'Extraordinary': 'there's a lot of very filthy humour'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Irish star Máiréad Tyers quit cinema job after landing role in Extraordinary on Disney+". The Times.
- ^ "'Belfast's' Máiréad Tyers Tapped for New U.K. Disney Plus Comedy Series 'Extraordinary'". Variety.
- ^ "VIP meets Irish actress Máiréad Tyers ahead of her starring role in Extraordinary". VIPMagazine.ie.
- ^ "Extraordinary: Never mind the, er, misfiring IRA gags. Watch it for star-in-the-making Máiréad Tyers". Irish Times.
- ^ "Cork actors Siobhán McSweeney and Máiréad Tyers to star in new Disney show". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Extraordinary' Cast Talks Superpowers and What Drew Them to the Series". Collider.
- ^ "'My Lady Jane':Amazon Dramedy Series About Brit Monarch Jane Grey Adds 13 To Cast". Deadline.
- ^ "Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy". Radio Times.
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